I have received a bit of flack lately about what seems to be coming across to people as bashing people who are not the perfect shape for Triathlon well this isn’t the case.
As this is my sport I comment on the things I see and the possible implications it has for the long term viability of it.
I would never discourage a person to get out there and be the best they can be at any chosen endeavour they pick.
The point I am trying to make is that there is an abundance of misinformation on what is good training and what works.
To get even more controversial I have a great degree of scepticism of shoe manufactures, sports drink peddlers, and a whole lot of issues that are subject to the big business syndrome of follow the money.
All sports go through the ups and downs of what is in flavour.
A TV publicized world Championships has to attract sponsors so there must be some sort of product to sell.
I am constantly amazed at the money that goes into golf…. Man…. chasing a little round ball after you just tried to hit the cr##p out of the sucker guess that is something I will never under stand.
Just as much as trying to understand the mentality of the people involved in Multi sport activities that hold down a day job , have families and other social commitments, blindly following what is giving to them as a model of what will give them success.
This truly is the place where you have to examine the mentality behind it all.
1. what do you train for ..?
2. what is your profile…?
3. what are you trying to achieve…?
4. what is your driving intention behind your desire to achieve…?
Behind all endeavours is the physiological desire to posses something that is missing.
Some do it by finding a release in self medication through the bottle or illicit drugs and other forms of self medication.
Others take up a crusade of some nature, saving Uranium or keeping whales in the ground.
Now I am not saying the response to the desire for training is couched in some physiological disorder but it is good to take stock in the motivation for the pursuit of your goal.
By doing this, it enables you to have realistic expectations of your results, and keeps a safer sporting environment for all those concerned
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